Why do these idiot posts always seem to be their 1st or 2nd post on RJ? You had unprotected sex with a man at a party? Pathetically stupid and careless move. Go get tested. If you dodged a bullet, let this be the luckiest lesson you ever learn.

Seriously, in this day and age any gay man who doesn't know the dangers of unprotected sex is just asking for trouble. You're 18, OP. What the hell are they teaching you in school and why aren't you being more proactive about about your sexuality? I hate newbies/previous RJ members who think it's cute to bring old stuff like this up as a joke. The solution to the problem requires only a minimal amount of common sense which clearly doesn't seem to be common at all in today's generation.

It's comments like this that make me want to pull a "Chainers" and just tell you to die quickly and quietly so the rest of us don't have to deal with your stupidity, OP.

CuriousJockAZ saidWhy do these idiot posts always seem to be their 1st or 2nd post on RJ? You had unprotected sex with a man at a party? Pathetically stupid and careless move. Go get tested. If you dodged a bullet, let this be the luckiest lesson you ever learn.

And why do they never seem to have pictures? RJ members are not the final experts on HIV, that is why we have people in society who spend 8+ years in University getting medical degrees.

Agreed this is getting ridiculous. But, I will say that in most cases there will not be these symptoms after only 5 months. The HIV virus is actually a delicate virus that does not destroy the immune system overnight. It takes an average of 8 to 10 years (according to the CDC) for HIV to destroy the immune system to the point of the opportunistic infections showing up and developing these symptoms.

Anyone that has unprotected sex has to be aware of the risks they take, me included.

Get tested.

He may be trolling, but, it amazes me how little some gay men actually know about HIV/AIDS.

Guy101 saidWhat the hell are they teaching you in school and why aren't you being more proactive about about your sexuality?

Lots of schools are teaching abstinence until (heterosexual) marriage, and nothing else.

To the OP: First, get tested. Then, no matter what the results are, you need to educate yourself about how HIV is and is not transmitted.

While most (if not all) schools teach abstinence I seriously doubt they don't teach a section about STD's. Biology, Physiology and Health do hit upon sexual transmitted diseases at some point. Regardless of whether they teach it in school or not it's still the individuals responsibility hence being proactive.

• Asking medical advice on a public forum is stupid• Letting a stranger shoot their load up your ass is even more stupid. You might as well be injecting HIV into your veins with a syringe.

But since you're asking anyway.......

• If the blood is bright red it's probably nothing to worry about. Most likely hemorrhoids or a break in the skin. If it's a dark red, it can be life threatening. Either way. GO TO THE DOCTOR. But it probably has nothing to do with HIV or AIDS. • It's way too soon to be seeing that kind of symptoms even if you did contract HIV. It's possible if you got a strong dose, but not likely at all. • Go get tested and EDUCATE yourself on how to have safe sex. You don't have to swear off sex completely, just have SAFE sex.

Guy101 saidWhat the hell are they teaching you in school and why aren't you being more proactive about about your sexuality?

Lots of schools are teaching abstinence until (heterosexual) marriage, and nothing else.

To the OP: First, get tested. Then, no matter what the results are, you need to educate yourself about how HIV is and is not transmitted.

While most (if not all) schools teach abstinence I seriously doubt they don't teach a section about STD's. Biology, Physiology and Health do hit upon sexual transmitted diseases at some point. Regardless of whether they teach it in school or not it's still the individuals responsibility hence being proactive.

Trust me they do teach about STDs and STIs taught to me in a maditory Health class which centered on sex it seems. I don't know how other schools do it but mines handed out condoms and everything because they knew people would do what they want. Regardless if he knew the guy or not it was a random fuck he should have been protected. Ignorance is bliss. Just hope he hasn't contracted anything.

• Asking medical advice on a public forum is stupid• Letting a stranger shoot their load up your ass is even more stupid. You might as well be injecting HIV into your veins with a syringe.

But since you're asking anyway.......

• If the blood is bright red it's probably nothing to worry about. Most likely hemorrhoids or a break in the skin. If it's a dark red, it can be life threatening. Either way. GO TO THE DOCTOR. But it probably has nothing to do with HIV or AIDS. • It's way too soon to be seeing that kind of symptoms even if you did contract HIV. It's possible if you got a strong dose, but not likely at all. • Go get tested and EDUCATE yourself on how to have safe sex. You don't have to swear off sex completely, just have SAFE sex.

Nope I asked here because a lot of you might know more about this because I am young and just recently came out